| Consumed: Why Americans Hate, Love, and Fear Food | 
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Category: Book
Author: Michelle Stacey
Publisher: Touchstone
Studio: Touchstone
Manufacturer: Touchstone
Label: Touchstone
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0671501011
Dewey Decimal Number: 301
EAN: 9780671501013
ASIN: 0671501011
Publication Date: April 27, 1995
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Product Description
Something has happened to food in America. It is no longer simply food-- filling, good-tasting, life-sustaining. Rather, it is "fat free" or "high in fiber" or "loaded with calories"-- it is an enemy that will steal life away, or a savior that will prolong it. In this provocative and entertaining look at the uniquely American obsession with food, Michelle Stacey chronicles the psychological and cultural forces that have transformed oat bran and broccoli into magical totems, and steak, butter, and eggs into killers. Stacey takes us on a revealing journey through the landscape of American food paranoia-- from supermarkets, to restaurant kitchens, to research labs-- and ultimately suggests a new answer to our fears, one that takes into account our ancient and abiding love for eating. Perceptive and original, "Consumed" will change the way you think about food.
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 Good primer on anti-diet thought August 2, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An interesting book-length essay on the politics of food science and culture in the United States. Stacy looks at the weird ways Americans are altering their diets in order to measure up to some imagined nutritional ideal. She interviews several scientists, chefs and food writers who claim that the result is a pathological and cultural fear of food that brings about the very problems that these altered diets were meant to avoid. Along the way, the book pauses to talk with the inventor of Olestra, the fat substitute that failed abysmally in the marketplace, and with the head of the nation's leading vegetarian advocacy group. This is a good companion volume to the last few chapters of Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking, and a necessary waystation for anyone contemplating a radical change in diet.
 Consumed: Why Americans Love, Hate and Fear Food May 31, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent, wonderful book. Cuts through all the garbage and clearly shows us why we, as Americans, are so fat. Thought provoking,intelligently written, a must read for anyone who wonders why there are so many conflicting reports on weight loss. Completely freed me of my many food obsessions and enabled me to lose (forever) 40 pounds,while ONLY eating foods I enjoy. I can't thank the author enough.
 Repetitive... repetitive... July 5, 2001
1 out of 13 found this review helpful
Forget about this book. It goes on and on and on... Did I mention it's a little repetitive too?
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